Review Round 16, 2024: Southport Sharks v Box Hill Hawks, 13 July 2024, 12.05pm @ Fankhauser Reserve, Southport

[Dixie Flatline]

The Hawks have a little mid-season getaway from the Melbourne winter with a trip up to Southport to play the Sharks on their home deck. The Hawks squeaked out a one point victory over Geelong last weekend for their ninth win of the season, and are percentage ahead of the Sharks, who lost their most recent game against the Giants on the last Saturday in June. The Sharks are coming off a bye and will be keen to atone for their most recent loss at home to the Giants.

In the context of the season, this game shapes up to be a real eight pointer for Box Hill. The Hawks are one of three clubs tied on nine wins for the season so far, and trail the Cats by percentage for fourth position on the ladder. The Sharks opened the season with a string of victories but have come back to the pack somewhat and they will be looking to cement their position in the top four by getting back on the winners' list.

The Werribee Tigers are currently on top of the ladder with 11 wins, followed by the Lions and Bulldogs on 10 wins each, so a win for Box Hill could be crucial in securing a top four finish.

The Hawks owed their victory over Geelong last weekend to Finn Maginness, who kicked the winning goal and had 25 disposals, seven tackles and three clearances as he pressed for a recall to the senior team.

The Hawks have made four changes to the side that beat the Cats, with Seamus Mitchell back in the squad, while Andreas Stefanakis and Daniel Wood come back into the side. The Hawks also give a VFL debut to Ned Maginness, the younger brother of Finn. Ned is a 194cm midfielder who is playing out his top aged year for the Sandringham Dragons in the U-18s league as he builds towards the AFL draft later this year. He will wear #82 for Box Hill tomorrow.

Box Hill were forced into three changes for the game against the Sharks, with Chad Wingard

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Chad Wingard

Age

31

Ht

183cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

7.3

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.9

4star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.2

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.2

3star

and Jasper Scaife forced to miss the game through injury, while Josh Ward won a recall to the senior team. The Hawks also elected to omit Seb Amoroso from the team to allow Seamus Mitchell, Stefanakis, Wood and Ned Maginness into the Hawks team.

Squad: 7. N. Reeves, 21. C. Stephens, 24. D. Grainger-Barrass, 26. B. Ryan, 27. W. McCabe, 29. J. Serong, 32. F. Maginness, 37. Ethan Phillips, 38. M. Ramsden, 40. S. Mitchell, 41. J. Bennetts, 42. B. Macdonald, 43. J. O'Sullivan, 44. H. Hustwaite, 45. C. Tucker, 52. B Cavarra, 55. C. Porter, 60. Ed Phillips, 62. S. Horner, 65. A. Stefanakis, 68. D. Wood, 82. N. Maginness, 99. T. Brown

Emergencies: 51. N. Philactides, 56. H. Bidgood, 72. A. Mathieson, 73. S. Amoroso, 77. B. De Bolfo, 78. K. Agosta

Bold denotes Hawthorn-listed player

 

[TheFourPillars]

Does anyone know when Callum Brown is to return from his shoulder injury. We have missed him

 

[HawksILove]

Who's going to play full forward at Boxhill now

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[moginie]

Who's going to play full forward at Boxhill now

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Ramsden, probably.

 

[tommyk72]

This will be a tough match given all our outs and that it's away!

Hoping the boys can rise to the challenge. Big chance for some of our young guns.

 

[FB19]

Who's going to play full forward at Boxhill now

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Resting ruckman Tucker or Reeves. Ramsden 2 Wood 3 then smalls cavarra bennetts osullivan stefanakis. Winning clearance and getting it in quickly would seem the way to win.

 

[Whistling Hawk]

Is there a radio broadcast of the game?

 

[VandoHawk]

What a start. Looking really slow and dropping marks.

 

[VandoHawk]

They've kicked 3.1 to our 0 in 5 minutes. We haven't gotten it into the 50.

 

[Bardo State]

Ooft, I come to the stream a few minutes late and Southport are already lining up for their third

 

[tommyk72]

Ooft, I come to the stream a few minutes late and Southport are already lining up for their third

*kicking their third.

 

[tommyk72]

Reeves getting monstered.

 

[stevehawkington]

This British commentary is awesome hopefully gets a gig with the afl

 

[Bardo State]

BH forwardline looks very undersized. Ramma will have to fight hard to bring things to deck.

 

[tommyk72]

This is getting ugly fast.

 

[grumbleguts]

what an awful start.

 

[VandoHawk]

Box Hill this year have had a few games where they just get blown out of the water early without a yelp.
Will be interested to see who responds.

 

[Bardo State]

Plenty of ugly disposal from the BH listed guys who should be more reliable. Cav, Brown, Phillips not doing their teammates any favours.

Reeves, Huss, Finn midfield should be doing better with clearance, though.

 

[VandoHawk]

Ned Reeves takes a mark in the goal square and kicks our first.
Only 3 goals down despite being absolutely destroyed.

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

Serong goes for goal, reeve marks in the square and Hawks have there first goal finally

 

[grumbleguts]

bennetts can hold his head high so far. nice mark and goal reeves.

 

[Bardo State]

After Crossley has given Reeves nothing all day, he's allowed to mark unopposed on the goal line for the first...

Flashes from Bennetts and Seamus probably the only other things worth mentioning so far.

 

[H00t]

Needed that goal.

Honestly Southport are the ones who look like they have AFL listed players on their team and not us. They really should be further in front for how dominant they have been.

 

[tommyk72]

Nobody really putting their hands up so far...

 

[VandoHawk]

That was a really bad 30 seconds from BMac